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Deceit is a lie which wears a smile.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about lie, smile, americans

Deceit and treachery make no man rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about lie, wealth, man

Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about lie, honesty

Deceit always returns to its master.

Proverbs and old sayings French about lie

Deceit sleeps with greed.

Proverbs and old sayings about lie, greed

Money earned by deceit, goes by deceit

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, money, old, olderness

Trust is the mother of deceit.

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, mother

No deceit, no merchant.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about lie

Too much politeness conceals deceit.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about politeness, lie

One deceit brings on another.

Proverbs and old sayings French about lie

Women and wine, game and deceit, Make the wealth small and the wants great.

Proverbs and old sayings German about lie, games, wealth, wine

Candour will lose you some friends, but not as many as deceit.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about lie, americans

A man with a skinny wife is a deceitful man.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about wife, man

The deceitful have no friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about beauty

Let sleeping dogs lie

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie, old, olderness

Better a lie which heals than a truth which wounds.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about lie, truth

As you make your bed, so must you lie in it.

Proverbs and old sayings British about lie

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.

Proverbs and old sayings French about lie, truth, world

About laziness-it is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all.

Proverbs and old sayings Indian about laziness, lie, death